In a message dated 01/09/2000 8:49:49 AM Pacific Standard Time,
eric@erickson.on.net writes:
> "You can make alcohol in your backyard, you can use alcohol to fuel your
> car, heat your home, even for cooking, lights or whatever. It won't be
> easy, and you may even conclude (within some circumstances) that it's
> not practical, but it can be done."
>
This person is correct that you can do all of these things with alcohol, but
it takes more energy to make alcohol than you get out of it. So unless you
have a still that runs on air this would be a net loser.
Rick Ewald
PS alcohol fueled cars aren't new, Ford model T and A had a car that could be
switched to run on Alcohol
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